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I don't necessarily have links to post right now.... but what kind-of annoys me a bit (and is amusing/funny at the same time too), are misrepresented listings, like...Grand piano ... and it's a "Grand" spinet.full size upright piano ... a spinet57" upright piano ... a console or spinet that probably happens to be 57" widea piano with a tall piano case... and it has the guts of a spinet. (I actually saw one of these at a store a few years back, and I may have seen others.)piano .... and it's an organ, or an inexpensive electronic keyboard (like one of the Casios or Yamahas with 61 or fewer keys)Also I don't exactly like it when some of the wrong keywords are used, like listing "yamaha steinway baldwin" or other brand names at the bottom of the listing when the piano is none of those brands....then the ones I miss out on, due to misspelled listings (so my search doesn't turn them up), misplaced listings (I generally only search under musical instruments when I'm looking for pianos), etc, can be a bit irksome.

The deal with that piano is, after you get that piano into the US you have to have the legs 'inspected' by some guys the seller knows in the US.

Also, the 'ivory' keytops will be replaced by the same guys.

Amazing price, though!

(And, ideal for rock stars on the road -- all they need is a little razor blade to scrape the key tops!)

Seriously, though, it's funny when the commas and zeros get mixed up. When I bought my Baldwin R, which was advertised as 1,500 dollars, I hesitated for a moment when I took out my money and thought "I hope he didn't actually mean to write 15,000." Thankfully, he didn't.

There was a semi-concert Kawai for sale recently in San Francisco for something like 2-3k. I think they really meant the price, since the ad sounded like they had bought a building where it was located, and they just wanted to get rid of it. (Also, the ad didn't last very long.)

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Pianonart today:"This is a beautiful Petrof Grand Piano III, with full Renner action. The tone and musicality of this instrument is blissful and exceptional - it is a dream piano for any level player but particularly for s killed player."

Several months ago, I saw this exact same ad on CL and I was genuinely interested in this particular semi-concert grand piano…

When I emailed the owner and gave him my cell phone number, he called and we discussed the piano. When I asked to schedule a time to look at the piano, he said I needed to prove to him that I was who I said I was and provide him with a land-line phone number and my address. When I complied, he wanted to know if I had the money in my bank account to buy the piano. I assured him that I did have the money to buy it if I decided I wanted it after I looked at it and played it.

Then, he said he would not schedule a time for me to look at it unless I agreed to buy it first. I told him that was an unreasonable request because I had not seen it or played it yet. He said he would contact me again and never did. I guess he changed his mind about selling and removed his ad and I never heard from him again.

Now, his ad, almost identical to the one several months ago, is back on CL.

There are some weird ones out there….

Oh, and by-the-way, I did find a wonderful older Yamaha C7 that I’m absolutely thrilled with… but I didn’t fine it on CL. I guess divine providence was looking after me in the first place…

Take care,

Rick

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I did a Lester spinet elbow job the other day. A few of them had been replaced, so in all it had 4 types of elbows in it. I replaced them all to end up with a matching set.

Not to hijack this thread, but I'm considering refusing to do anymore elbow jobs, as I just don't think the pianos are worth it. Does anyone else still do these?

I kinda like doing them. I replace them right in the clients piano - It takes about 2.5 to 3 hours.

Who are you to say whether it is worth it or not? I see my job is to offer service to my client. If they want the piano to work and are willing to pay me, I'll do the work. I'm not here to pass judgement on their taste in instruments.

The only reason I might refuse is if the piano had too many other problems like rusty strings, splitting bridges, loose tuning pins, worn out action etc. But some of these little piano aren't in too bad a shape and with some TLC people can get some enjoyment out of them.

Nice decal though. Those drums you speak of would be the much-sought- after invisible ones......that everyone looks for but can never find……

The decal should be nice considering it was made from 14 quarts of gold!

Why in the hell would anybody want a gold decal hidden under the top lid? And $4,000 - are these people insane? Or is it so common to find idiots on craigslist that anything is worth a go? (we don't have a craigslist in OZ)

Yes, I was being sarcastic there, but not very clear. I was disgusted that the seller would try to pass off a cheap decal as gold, in addition to the price of an old clunker at $4000. I guess craigslist is just a big market free-for-all with no rules.

Craigslist took over for most of the used goods for sale in print media, like the Buy/Sell we have here or the auto/truck trader.Like any used good it is always buyer beware on Craiglist, Kijiji, or any of the paid sites like Ebay.

One can find a lot of over priced goods of all sorts there. I am surprised that you don’t have a craigslist or similar in OZ. Type in Craigslist and choose a city in America or Canada. Then you can browse all of the crap too….